lizzyology

Just going to drop this here, as it got lost in my status updates & I think everyone should have an easy access to it lol.
 
There are over 700 photos across both Flickr albums linked below from 2010, so I took on the task of possibly finding Lana in the crowd. Feel free to "where's Waldo" Lana in both albums   .
 
January 1st, 2010 - Coney Island New Years Day Polar Bear Plunge (I checked all ~300; she was not in any of them, but do check again in case I missed anything) 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/coney_island_polarbear_club_usa/albums/72157623117061334/page2
 

*also to note - we do have HQ versions of both of these pics + more, however those versions were scammed from Mike unfortunately in 2018 & I don't think its right to provide those (considering how they were obtained). I literally couldn't find the cropped pic on the right in its current quality on the Internet, so I grabbed an ss from Tik Tok. 
 
June 19th, 2010 - Coney Island Mermaid Parade (possibly in one of the ~400 pics linked below - Lana implied that she was going to this event on Twitter like 3 days prior to this event) 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/coney_island_polarbear_club_usa/albums/72157624262105247
 
 

Maybe a long dead topic? Either way, I made a IG story with the expectation of embarrassing myself (I did), and it looks like I am awaiting on a further response on one of the Starlux Hotel pics from Chuck herself lol. Lets see if anything happens later! 
 

 

I will say, the only reasons why those 2 remixes of Hundred Dollar Bill and Diet Mtn Dew (I believe these are the only remixes with Kalae) didn’t release is because of what happened at Lana’s showcase at the Highline Ballroom. 

I was told so many people came up to see Lana, only to find out she was essentially “bad at singing live” & many turned their interest over to Kalae after the show - they never spoke to each other again. 

If those 2 remixes were to come out, I’m not so sure what Kalae would think about them - I mean, it would feel pretty shitty to be blamed for someone’s performance-gone-bad but… 💀

I just decided to make this thread into a Princess Superstar x LDR thread as she talks about her time in the studio with Lana regularly.
 
Within the last few days, PS made three Tik Toks about making Maha Maha, Catch and Release, and Golden Grill (She was adamant that this all happened in 2008, and not 2009): 
 
1.) Maha Maha Summary, Sept. 20 2023 -  https://www.tiktok.com/@therealprincesssuperstar/video/7280964687657831726?_t=8fzqNPmC07y&_r=1 
 
- In 2008, her husband introduced Princess Superstar to Lana, to produce music for, as PS was producing music at the time
- Lana came to her apartment on the Lower East Side, in the East Village in a building called "Red Square" & sang for her 
- Princess Superstar wanted to make a 60s/70s track for Lana, and started with a drum track from Thomas Bradford, and later took it out for Maha Maha
- PS introduced the lyric of Maha Maha, as she was studying at some yoga place 
 
2.)  Catch and Release Summary, Sept. 23 2023 - https://www.tiktok.com/@therealprincesssuperstar/video/7281738531242855722
 
- Lana would always eat junk food and candy bars (M&Ms and pretzels) in the studio 
- Princess Superstar cut up a Beatles sample and had a Korg Synthesizer Keyboard with a pitch slider, and gave an instrumental called "Beatles Funhouse Party" to Lana
- Said "Catch and Release" was about a guy Lana was obsessed with who ran a record label (likely Steven Mertens), but he dumped her for other blondes
 
3.)  Golden Grill Summary, Sept. 24 2023 - https://www.tiktok.com/@therealprincesssuperstar/video/7282901182350150954?_t=8fzqxhrcWsM&_r=1
 
- Claimed the 4 songs (Catch and Release, Moi Je Joue, Golden Grill, and Maha Maha) she produced for Lana were all produced in 2008 
- Princess Superstar called Golden Grill,  "Live Forever" originally and wanted to make it a 60s/ 70s James Bond-like theme song, but Lana wanted it to call it Golden Grill instead (both were obsessed with Grillz and Hip Hop culture) 
- Golden Grill sampled a 70s record and used a loop in Abelton Live 5 + added sounds from her Korg keyboard 
-PS put Golden Grill on her sound cloud: 

4.)  Moi Je Joue Summary, Oct. 4th,  2023 - https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8rdjtBx/
- Again claimed she met LDR in 2008, started working with her immediately, and sampled Moi Je Joue by Brigitte Bardot, as she liked Brigitte
- Lana asked PS to rap on it, so she did it in French
- she is putting it onto sound cloud 
 
*also strange, but PS gets bullied a lot on Tik Tok for reminiscing her career - it makes me sad 

Oh Lizzy Grant 2006 Navajo Reservation era, you were so ahead of your time - but just in time for 2024’s kuntree music 

Random, but Lana sung a cover of Love in Cars by Brandon Wilde at a ~2007/2008 show held by Jezebel Music supposedly 
 
 

Lisandro just woke me up for this lol - Her old Fordham teacher, Mark Naison, just posted this an hour ago
 
"New" 2000s Lana performance (Brooklyn African American History Project) vids lurking somewhere; it would be interesting to see if they pop up sometime this year... wouldn't want to bug those two, but I think its definitely something to keep an eye out for in the future 

I’d honestly be surprised if she released the album within September - watch it be pushed back to 2025 LOL

Oh Lizzy Grant 2006 Navajo Reservation era, you were so ahead of your time - but just in time for 2024’s kuntree music 

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Lana signing a treaty with Genghis Khan: 
 

 

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But also - we know that Lana only lived in Alabama for like 1-2 months from early Feb (?) to maybe mid April 2008 if we’re being generous (and if we trust her MySpace location updates); she would’ve already been living in her trailer for like half of a year as she moved there in 2007 while dating Steven Mertens lol
 
*also the interviewer for that specific interview used to be one of Bob Leone’s girls that followed him around NY apparently 😭

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Im so glad she brought out Chappell Roan as a guest today